Wood Engineering Properties #3 Engineering Properties

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Wood Engineering Properties #3 Engineering Properties

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Strength and engineering properties of some commercially important woods grown in the United States (inch–pound)

Common species names	Specific gravity	Static Bending			Impact Bending (in.)	Compression Parallel to Grain (lbf/in²)	Compression Perpendicular bending (in.) to grain (lbf/in²)	Shear Parallel to Grain (lbf/in²)	Tension Perpendicular to Grain (lbf/in²)	Side hardness (lbf)
Common species names	Specific gravity	Modulus of Rupture (lbf/in²)	Modulus of elasticity (× 106 lbf/in²)	Maximum Working load (in-lbf/in³)	Impact Bending (in.)	Compression Parallel to Grain (lbf/in²)	Compression Perpendicular bending (in.) to grain (lbf/in²)	Shear Parallel to Grain (lbf/in²)	Tension Perpendicular to Grain (lbf/in²)	Side hardness (lbf)
Hardwoods
Pine, Eastern white	0.34	4,900	0.99	5.2	17	2,440	220	680	250	290
Pine, Eastern white	0.35	8,600	1.24	6.8	18	4,800	440	900	310	380
Pine, Jack	0.40	6,000	1.07	7.2	26	2,950	300	750	360	400
Pine, Jack	0.43	9,900	1.35	8.3	27	5,660	580	1,170	420	570
Pine, Loblolly	0.47	7,300	1.40	8.2	30	3,510	390	860	260	450
Pine, Loblolly	0.51	12,800	1.79	10.4	30	7,130	790	1,390	470	690
Pine, Lodgepole	0.38	5,500	1.08	5.6	20	2,610	250	680	220	330
Pine, Lodgepole	0.41	9,400	1.34	6.8	20	5,370	610	880	290	480
Pine, Longleaf	0.554	8,500	1.59	8.9	35	4,320	480	1,040	330	590
Pine, Longleaf	0.59	14,500	1.98	11.8	34	8,470	960	1,510	470	870
Pine, Pitch	0.47	6,800	1.20	9.2	—	2,950	360	860	—	—
Pine, Pitch	0.52	10,800	1.43	9.2	—	5,940	820	1,360	—	—
Pine, Pond	0.51	7,400	1.28	7.5	—	3,660	440	940	—	—
Pine, Pond	0.56	11,600	1.75	8.6	—	7,540	910	1,380	—	—
Pine, Ponderosa	0.38	5,100	1.00	5.2	21	2,450	280	700	310	320
Pine, Ponderosa	0.40	9,400	1.29	7.1	19	5,320	580	1,130	420	460
Pine, Red	0.41	5,800	1.28	6.1	26	2,730	260	690	300	340
Pine, Red	0.46	11,000	1.63	9.9	26	6,070	600	1,210	460	560
Pine, Sand	0.46	7,500	1.02	9.6	—	3,440	450	1,140	—	—
Pine, Sand	0.48	11,600	1.41	9.6	—	6,920	836	—	—	—
Pine, Shortleaf	0.47	7,400	1.39	8.2	30	3,530	350	910	320	440
Pine, Shortleaf	0.51	13,100	1.75	11.0	33	7,270	820	1,390	470	690
Pine, Slash	0.54	8,700	1.53	9.6	—	3,820	530	960	—	—
Pine, Slash	0.59	16,300	1.98	13.2	—	8,140	1020	1,680	—	—
Pine, Spruce	0.41	6,000	1.00	—	—	2,840	280	900	—	450
Pine, Spruce	0.44	10,400	1.23	—	—	5,650	730	1,490	—	660
Pine, Sugar	0.34	4,900	1.03	5.4	17	2,460	210	720	270	270
Pine, Sugar	0.36	8,200	1.19	5.5	18	4,460	500	1,130	350	380
Pine, Virginia	0.45	7,300	1.22	10.9	34	3,420	390	890	400	540
Pine, Virginia	0.48	13,000	1.52	13.7	32	6,710	910	1,350	380	740
Pine, Western white	0.35	4,700	1.19	5.0	19	2,430	190	680	260	260
Pine, Western white	0.38	9,700	1.46	8.8	23	5,040	470	1,040	—	420
Redwood, Old-growth	0.38	7,500	1.18	7.4	21	4,200	420	800	260	410
Redwood, Old-growth	0.40	10,000	1.34	6.9	19	6,150	700	940	240	480
Redwood, Young-growth	0.34	5,900	0.96	5.7	16	3,110	270	890	300	350
Redwood, Young-growth	0.35	7,900	1.10	5.2	15	5,220	520	1,110	250	420
Spruce, Black	0.38	6,100	1.38	7.4	24	2,840	240	739	100	370
Spruce, Black	0.42	10,800	1.61	10.5	23	5,960	550	1,230	—	520
Spruce, Engelmann	0.33	4,700	1.03	5.1	16	2,180	200	640	240	260
Spruce, Engelmann	0.35	9,300	1.30	6.4	18	4,480	410	1,200	350	390
Spruce, Red	0.37	6,000	1.33	6.9	18	2,720	260	750	220	350
Spruce, Red	0.40	10,800	1.61	8.4	25	5,540	550	1,290	350	490
Spruce, Sitka	0.37	5,700	1.23	6.3	24	2,670	280	760	250	350
Spruce, Sitka	0.40	10,200	1.57	9.4	25	5,610	580	1,150	370	510
Spruce, White	0.33	5,000	1.14	6.0	22	2,350	210	640	220	320
Spruce, White	0.36	9,400	1.43	7.7	20	5,180	430	970	360	480
Spruce, Tamarack	0.49	7,200	1.24	7.2	28	3,480	390	860	260	380
Spruce, Tamarack	0.53	11,600	1.64	7.1	23	7,160	800	1,280	400	590